The Ph.D. Program in Computer Science at The City University of New York's Graduate Center is designed to prepare selected students for leadership in industrial careers and research and teaching in academe.
CUNY's Ph.D. Program in Computer Science is conducted as a consortium of seven senior colleges within the CUNY system, as well as the Graduate Center: each offers graduate studies in the realm of computation, as well itself. Located in mid-town Manhattan, the Graduate Center functions as the hub, both academically and administratively, of the Program. The other principal participants, are Baruch College, Brooklyn College, The City College, The College of Staten Island, Hunter College, Lehman College, and Queens College.